Apple butter is a lovely treat, and homemade is so easy to make it seems a shame to purchase it. This chai spice apple butter just might make you break up with the old standby pumpkin spice!Finding Inspiration in Literature I have always been a reader. From The Boxcar Children and Nancy Drew to Aslan the Lion and Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which and Mrs. Whatsit, through adventures with Fiver in Watership Down and on through Slaughterhouse 5 and Tolkien and Neil Gaiman and Stephen King and Peter ... continue reading...
Honey Apple Butter Recipe (And What To Do with It)
If you are a fan of honey and apples together, you will love this honey apple butter recipe. Made with lavender honey and hibiscus flowers in syrup, the flavor of this apple butter is intensely appley with lovely floral notes from the hibiscus and lavender.Want to know the difference between applesauce and apple butter? I can help with that!Thank you to The Burrell Group for sending me the flowers and honey!Shoutout to Wild Hibiscus Flower Company and Honey Ridge Farms for making such ... continue reading...
Dinner Divas Weekly Meal Plan, Week 106 | 5 Mains, 2 Extras
Hello, friends, and welcome to the Dinner Divas' Weekly Meal Plan! This is week 106 which finds us at the end of April and looking forward to grilling season.This week, we have recipes that will ease you into outdoor cooking mode: a great burger, some beer can chicken as well as a roasted grape bruschetta you won't want to miss. We have also gathered up a great meal prep recipe featuring savory lamb meatballs, a quick and easy vodka sauce, and for our extras, a wine spritzer and a lovely ... continue reading...
Lazy Peach Sonker | A Cobbler by Any Other Name
You are going to love this lazy peach sonker, friends. I started with a recipe for spiced peaches from my friends' Jane Bonacci and Sara de Leeuw's cookbook, The Gluten-Free Instant Pot Cookbook, and then I turned them into the filling for a lazy sonker.I have included gluten-free option for making the sonker batter so you can enjoy this classic North Carolina fruit dessert even if you are gluten free, and also to stay true to the gluten-free spirit of the cookbook.Whether you tuck these spiced ... continue reading...
Dinner Divas Weekly Meal Plan, Week 105 | 5 Mains, 2 Extras
This is our Good Friday edition of the Dinner Divas Weekly Meal Plan, and we have brought you a collection of recipes that are great for Easter or work for using up your Easter Leftovers. Whether you celebrate Passover, Easter, or are just looking to enjoy your weekend, we hope you have a great one and that these recipes find a place on your table to help make your meal planning a bit easier.And there you have it friends, another weekly meal plan in the books.We all hope you ... continue reading...